Comments on: Managing Commenting Energy – An Experiment http://www.ithnk.com/2010/06/18/managing-commenting-energy-an-experiment/ about the future of.... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: socialsammy http://www.ithnk.com/2010/06/18/managing-commenting-energy-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-198 socialsammy Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.ithnk.com/?p=2426#comment-198 Hi Mark <br><br>Thank you for the comment and the ass kissing. Flattery will get you everywhere.<br><br>My reader was going the way of Brogan's too. iThnk I had 120 feeds and it got to the point where it was just so daunting to even think about looking at it that it mean I hardly ever did.<br><br>I feel I may have limited my self slightly too much in this experiment with only 14 blogs and a comment per day. But it is good to be able to get through my reader in less than 20mins and to be free of the pressure to comment on everything. I'm sure I'll have to make a tweak or two soon.<br><br>Thanks for stopping by I'm sure we'll interact again sometime soon. Hi Mark

Thank you for the comment and the ass kissing. Flattery will get you everywhere.

My reader was going the way of Brogan's too. iThnk I had 120 feeds and it got to the point where it was just so daunting to even think about looking at it that it mean I hardly ever did.

I feel I may have limited my self slightly too much in this experiment with only 14 blogs and a comment per day. But it is good to be able to get through my reader in less than 20mins and to be free of the pressure to comment on everything. I'm sure I'll have to make a tweak or two soon.

Thanks for stopping by I'm sure we'll interact again sometime soon.

]]> By: markwilliamschaefer http://www.ithnk.com/2010/06/18/managing-commenting-energy-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-197 markwilliamschaefer Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:03:59 +0000 http://www.ithnk.com/?p=2426#comment-197 Thanks for including me. I will surely kiss your ass to make the cut. : ) <br><br>One of the ways I manage the SM wave coming at me each day is to also have a limited list. If I find a new one, something has to drop off. I think Brogan wrote he had 700 blogs in his Reader. Say what? I like your approach better! Thanks for including me. I will surely kiss your ass to make the cut. : )

One of the ways I manage the SM wave coming at me each day is to also have a limited list. If I find a new one, something has to drop off. I think Brogan wrote he had 700 blogs in his Reader. Say what? I like your approach better!

]]> By: socialsammy http://www.ithnk.com/2010/06/18/managing-commenting-energy-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-194 socialsammy Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:17:39 +0000 http://www.ithnk.com/?p=2426#comment-194 Thanks for taking the time to comment Phil. <br><br>Certainly will try and keep some sort of log, every time I remove a blog or add one I'll write something down. Great piece of advice. Thanks Phil hopefully this way I'll learn something about myself too. Thanks for taking the time to comment Phil.

Certainly will try and keep some sort of log, every time I remove a blog or add one I'll write something down. Great piece of advice. Thanks Phil hopefully this way I'll learn something about myself too.

]]> By: ophil http://www.ithnk.com/2010/06/18/managing-commenting-energy-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-193 ophil Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:22:06 +0000 http://www.ithnk.com/?p=2426#comment-193 Awesome Sam, should provide rich content for discussion... look forward to following the results. Would also be keen to understand the criteria for staying on the list and getting booted... Suggest keep a journal (or start flagging / coding the posts) to identify the type of content that 'arouses' your interest e.g. confirming your paradigm, challenging your paradigm, utility factor etc... Keep it simple but use some structure to extract the optimum learning opportunity... laters ophil Awesome Sam, should provide rich content for discussion… look forward to following the results. Would also be keen to understand the criteria for staying on the list and getting booted… Suggest keep a journal (or start flagging / coding the posts) to identify the type of content that 'arouses' your interest e.g. confirming your paradigm, challenging your paradigm, utility factor etc… Keep it simple but use some structure to extract the optimum learning opportunity… laters ophil

]]> By: socialsammy http://www.ithnk.com/2010/06/18/managing-commenting-energy-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-192 socialsammy Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:15:42 +0000 http://www.ithnk.com/?p=2426#comment-192 Spot on Gavin spot on, iThnk making sure I'm engaging and exploring new ideas is the major driver for this experiment at the moment. <br><br>BTW thank you for putting on Digital Citizens was great to come along and soak up the atmosphere last week. I look forward to the next one. Spot on Gavin spot on, iThnk making sure I'm engaging and exploring new ideas is the major driver for this experiment at the moment.

BTW thank you for putting on Digital Citizens was great to come along and soak up the atmosphere last week. I look forward to the next one.

]]> By: socialsammy http://www.ithnk.com/2010/06/18/managing-commenting-energy-an-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-191 socialsammy Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:11:13 +0000 http://www.ithnk.com/?p=2426#comment-191 Hi Mark<br><br>I'm glad you found the other blogs on this list interesting and you are certainly welcome for the inclusions of <a href="http://icebluebanana.com" rel="nofollow">icebluebanana.com</a> - your blog is truly inspiring.<br><br>iThnk your point about comments on different blogs driving traffic at different times is spot on and I will try to keep this in mind (although as you so may not be worth it). But for me traffic generation isn't really the main focus. I guess my major aim is to make sure I'm, as Gavin has said in his comment below, not "shouting into the wind".<br><br>This was probably a major part of where we were going wrong with our first few months of blogging and it was contrary to everything we were talking about. <br><br>So I guess I see this experiment as a way to practice what we're preaching in a manageable way. Hi Mark

I'm glad you found the other blogs on this list interesting and you are certainly welcome for the inclusions of icebluebanana.com – your blog is truly inspiring.

iThnk your point about comments on different blogs driving traffic at different times is spot on and I will try to keep this in mind (although as you so may not be worth it). But for me traffic generation isn't really the main focus. I guess my major aim is to make sure I'm, as Gavin has said in his comment below, not “shouting into the wind”.

This was probably a major part of where we were going wrong with our first few months of blogging and it was contrary to everything we were talking about.

So I guess I see this experiment as a way to practice what we're preaching in a manageable way.

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